7AXIS Q7414 - Accessing the video encoder bladeSetting the root password1. When accessing the video encoder for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog appears.Note:Before you enter your password at this point, you can secure configuration of the root password via HTTPS by creatinga self-signed certificate. To do so, click the Create self-signed certificate... button in the Create Certificate window,and provide the requested information.2. Enter a password and re-enter to confirm. Click OK. TheEnter Network Password dialog appears.3. Enter the password set in step 2, and click OK. If thepassword is lost, the video encoder must be reset to thefactory default settings. See page 38.Notes:• The default administrator user name ‘root’ is permanentand cannot be deleted.• After setting the root password, click Yes to install AXISMedia Control (AMC), if prompted to do so. You will needadministrator rights on the computer to do this.Access from the InternetOnce connected, the video encoder is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the video encoder from the Internetyou must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the video encoder. To do this, enable theNAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the video encoder. Youenable this feature from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced in the web interface.For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 37. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNSService at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup